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There is no legitimate reason to make the the arrestee pay the bond fee in this case. The state (taxpayers) should pay.
by gohrt 11y ago
There is no legitimate reason to make the the arrestee pay the bond fee in this case. The state (taxpayers) should pay.
- ma2rten 11y agoYes, the entire system is flawed.
- chongli 11y agoReally, the arresting officer ought to be on the hook personally for this. That would change police behaviour overnight.
- fnordfnordfnord 11y agoI think they or their department ought to have to carry individual officer liability policies that pay out when they do something like this.
- gnopgnip 11y agoThe point of the bond is to give a financial incentive for the arrested to show up to court. If anyone other than the arrested was on the hook for the bill there would be no point. The reality is that judges rarely face any penalty for setting bail too high and preventative detention is used for nonviolent crimes.
- LordKano 11y agoThe reality is that judges rarely face any penalty for setting bail too high and preventative detention is used for nonviolent crimes. Judges can even benefit from it. Elected judges can tout their "tough on crime" bona fides in their ads. Appointed judges become more attractive for higher seats by politicians who promised to be "tough on crime". It's bad medicine.